Ancient Greek warfare military history book – “Who Really Won the Battle of Marathon?” – (Pen and Sword Books, 2020) – Constantinos Lagos interview

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Dr. Constantinos Lagos is a Greek historian who teaches at the Hellenic Air Force Academy in Greece. He’s written two books on Greece in World War II but he has also recently co-authored a book on the very famous ancient Greek battle of Marathon. The book offers a reappraisal of the location, details and political outcomes of the battle. We spoke about the book and what it took to write it.

0:57 – Constantinos talks about his early studies in ancient history.

3:03 – Constantinos talks about how he breaks down the book and it’s analysis of the battle and discusses the Persians.

6:04 – Constantinos talks about previous errors of reconstructing the battle of Marathon and why the errors were made.

10:37 – Constantinos talks about the marsh phase of the battle.

12:43 – Constantinos talks about the battle and the strengthening of democracy.

14:39 – Constantinos talks about the site where people think the battle took place.

18:38 – Constantinos talks about other differences between established thinking and new findings about the battle.

22:12 – Constantinos talks about the archaeological discoveries they applied to their analysis.

25:17 – Constantinos talks about the Greek military camp at issue in the book.

29:33 – We discuss established versus new archaeological ideas and the archaeologists who studied Marathon.

35:52 – Constantinos talks about the archaeological evidence related to the battle of Marathon.

40:47 – Constantinos addresses the question of Persian records of the battle.

41:55 – Constantinos talks about the events before the battle and the discoveries made during the research.

He also touches on the ancient terrain at the time of the battle.

47:53 – Constantinos talks about the German scholars who studied classical Greece.

51:33 – Constantinos talks about his desire for archaeologists to excavate the battle and the marsh in the area.

58:35 – Constantinos gives mroe details about the Greek camp he found and the connection he felt with ancient Greece.

1:05:53 – Constantinos talks about what the weather [would] might have been like during the battle.

1:08:54 – Constantinos remarks about how many people have written about the battle over the centuries.

1:16:36 – Constantinos can be found on the web by googling his name “Constantinos Lagos” or by checking the book out at Pen & Sword Books.

Links of interest

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https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Who-Really-Won-the-Battle-of-Marathon-Hardback/p/16501

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Cold War military history book – “Rough Draft” (Cornell University Press, 2019) – Amy Rutenberg interview

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Dr. Amy Rutenberg studies gender history. Her first book is about the US draft during the Cold War, especially during the Vietnam War. We discussed the book.

0:56 – Amy talks about how she got into writing on the US draft of the early 20th century.

2:08 – Amy talks about the focus of the book on why it became socially acceptable for men to avoid the Vietnam War.

4:01 – Amy talks about how the draft was applied to various social classes in the US.

10:26 – Amy talks about what the active duty thought about DoD draft policies.

13:42 – Amy talks about when the draft was in place and when it was used.

14:30 – Amy talks about how the book is broken down. It goes chronologically starting with WWII.

15:32 – Amy talks about the idea of masculinity and the draft and enlistment.

18:35 – Amy talks about protests against the Vietnam War and draft changes.

19:51 – Amy talks about the ideas of nuclear war and the strategic goals of the draft.

22:27 – Amy goes into detail about the Selective Service Boards.

23:40 – Amy explains the interaction between the Selective Service and the draft.

26:20 – Amy talks the use of soldiers in testing nuclear weapons.

27:31 – Amy describes how the services requested draftees.

29:06 – Amy talks about the pros and cons versus being drafted versus enlisting.

31:49 – Amy talks about how she researched the book. She also goes into detail about

draft counseling and conscientious objection.

37:03 – Amy talks about the tension between supporting wars but not volunteering to go.

38:10 – Amy talks about new things she discovered about the draft during WWII and how people approached it.

40:22 – Amy talks about deferments.

43:02 – Amy discusses some of the issues women faced with the draft.

45:00 – Amy goes into details about conscientious objector deferments.

47:20 – Amy discusses who were getting these deferments created and changed.

55:57 – Amy can be found on twitter @amyjay401.

Links of interest

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https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501739583/rough-draft/#bookTabs=1

https://twitter.com/amyjay401

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Host: Cris Alvarez

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Civil War military history book – “Entertaining History” (Southern Illinois University Press, 2020) – Chris Mackowski interview

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Chris Mackowski is an academic deeply engaged in the study of the US Civil War and how it impacts the country today. We spoke about his latest edited collection of essays on how the US Civil War has been presented in various media.

1:06 – Chris talks about how he got into studying the US Civil War.

2:21 – Chris talks about the focus of the book.

4:52 – Chris talks about how interest in the Civil War has risen and fallen over time.

6:46 – Chris talks about reenactment.

8:08 – Chris addresses the controversies about Confederate memorials and monuments.

9:44 – Chris talks about the themes explored in the book.

12:24 – Chris addresses Southern interest in Civil War studies and the connection with the Old West.

13:56 – Chris discusses more of the subjects touched on in the book like Bruce Catton.

16:47 – Chris talks about Civil War national parks and how history is presented.

18:36 – Chris talks about campaigns to expand Civil War battlefield parks.

21:02 – Chris talks about Shelby Foote and Jeff Shaara.

25:01 – Chris talks about the research the essayists did for this book.

28:34 – Chris talks about military collecting.

29:40 – Chris talks about foreign interest in the US Civil War.

31:46 – Chris talks about US Civil War era clothing and uniforms.

32:20 – Chris mentions the planned Disney Civil War park.

36:35 – Chris talks about how people can hear and see web exclusive content connected to the book.

37:52 – Chris talks about Clive Cussler and the recovery of the Hunley. He also discusses Lincoln in films including the vampire hunter movie.

40:13 – Chris talks about Civil War photography and the portrayal of slavery in film.

42:44 – Chris talks about Bobby Horton’s musical work.

50:18 – People can find more information about the book at www.emergingcivilwar.com

Links of interest

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http://www.siupress.com/books/978-0-8093-3758-3

http://emergingcivilwar.com/

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